Category: american literature

+ african american literature, american literature, darkie, jackie hill perry, micah bournes, propaganda, southern literature, their eyes were watching god, zora neale hurston

Countering Western Ideals of Beauty in Zora Neale Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God”

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If you enjoy what you read here at Interminable Rambling, think about making a contribution on our Patreon page.  Reading Claude McKay’s Banana Bottom and Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God together provides multiple topics to discuss in relation to the two novels. Recently, I wrote about how McKay counters western ideals of beauty within his novel, and today I want to … Read More Countering Western Ideals of Beauty in Zora Neale Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God”

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+ african american literature, american literature, Genarao Kỳ Lý Smith, Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith, Literature, louisiana literature, perfect in parts, the beautiful ones are not yet born, ul press, Vietnam

Internalized Ideas of Beauty in Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith’s “Perfect in Parts”

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If you enjoy what you read here at Interminable Rambling, think about making a contribution on our Patreon page.  Recently, I had the chance to read Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith’s new collection of short stories, The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born (UL Press 2018). One story that immediately caught my attention was “Perfect in Parts,” a piece that, like Claude McKay’s Banana Bottom and Frank … Read More Internalized Ideas of Beauty in Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith’s “Perfect in Parts”

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+ american history, american literature, banned books, e.w. kemble, Mark twain, Pedagogy, t.s. eliot, the adventures of huckleberry finn

Lecture for “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”

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If you enjoy what you read here at Interminable Rambling, think about making a contribution on our Patreon page.  A few weeks ago, I posted about my introductory lecture for the American literature course I am teaching at the University of Bergen, and over the past few posts I have been discussing various aspects of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884). Today, … Read More Lecture for “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”

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+ american literature, e.w. kemble, huck finn, jim, Mark twain, minstrelsy

Illustrations in “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”

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If you enjoy what you read here at Interminable Rambling, think about making a contribution on our Patreon page.  Over the past couple of posts, I’ve written about language in Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884). Today, I want to turn the attention to the paraliterary aspects of the novel, specifically E.W. Kemble’s illustrations. I have written about Kemble before, focusing on … Read More Illustrations in “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”

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+ african american literature, american literature, American Studies Association of Norway, asanor, caribbean literature, claude mckay, early american literature, Laestadianism, langston hughes, Literature, louise bennett, norway, richard wright, southern literature, Tadeusz Kościuszko

Things I Learned at ASANOR 2018

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If you enjoy what you read here at Interminable Rambling, think about making a contribution on our Patreon page.  This past week, I attended the American Studies Association of Norway (ASANOR) conference on the past and future of cosmopolitanism in Kristiansand, Norway. While there, I learned a lot, as hopefully usual for conferences. Today, I want to take the time to briefly write about … Read More Things I Learned at ASANOR 2018

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